Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
Franz Biebl (1906 – 2001) was a contemporary German composer, known for his choral ensemble works, the best known of which is his Ave Maria (Angelus Domini), published just in time for Mary’s month of May in 1959. The sublime work, originally written for all male voices, was brought to the United States by the[…]
The Vatican has just reiterated its support for the vaccine, or, I should say, vaccines, with the Holy Father’s claim that receiving the inoculation, without offering any distinctions, is an ‘act of love…’. Let us unpack this exhortation from Pope Francis, beginning with a definition: Love, as Thomas puts it, is to ‘will the good[…]
(Here is the text of the Act of Consecration which Pope Francis will pray today, in union with all the bishops of the world. The Holy Father will recite the prayer at 6:30 p.m. Rome time, which is 1:30 p.m. for those on Eastern time, where I am writing from, and the reader may see[…]
A blessed, joyous and grace-filled solemnity of the Annunciation to one and all! Today, the divine Word was made incarnate in the womb of the Virgin Mary, when she gave her fiat, the one who was full of grace became the ark and dwelling place of the source of all grace, and all of creation[…]
